Scope stand



E, F. HAGER Aug; 30,1938.

SCOPE S TAND 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 28, 1936 m T N E V m ATTORNEY IAug. 30, 1938. E, F. HAGER 2,128,409

S COPE STAND Filed Aug. 28, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 E NITOIRJ I ATTORNEYPatented Aug-.- 30, 1935 UNITED S err orr cs 2 Claims.

This invention relates to scope stands for use in rifle practice onrifle ranges and has for its particular objects the provision of acompact, ,cheap, sturdy and conveniently adjustable support or rest fora target-observation telescope and which stand can be readily collapsedinto a' compact form besides having other advantages hereinafter setforth.

My invention is set forth in detail in the fol- 0 lowing description anddrawings forming a part thereof, in which Figure l is a perspective viewof my improved scope-rest showing the scope in position thereon;

Fig. 2 is a plan view taken on the line 2-r-2 of Fig.- 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal elevation; Fig. 4 a plan view and Fig. 5 an endelevation of such scope rest showing the parts in a folded position.

Referring to the drawings and the construction shown therein, thereference numeral l designates an apertured base member, the same beingtriangular in shape and having an integral depending toe 2 at one endthereof and opposing, upwardly-projecting spaced bosses 3 at theopposite end thereof, these latter bosses being provided with cored ordrilled apertures a for the reception of shanks 4 of legs 5 that arepivotally mounted in said bosses. Set screws 6, which are adapted toproject into peripheral grooves 'I formed on said shanks, serve to locksaid shank in any desired position. Integral depending toes 8 are formedon the ends of said legs 5, these toes being preferably somewhat smallerand shorter than the aforesaid toe 2.

A sleeve [0, having lateral lugs II and I2 projecting from the oppositesides thereof, serves to receive the shank I 3 of the scope support orrest M. The lug l2 has an enlarged terminal boss 15 which is drilled toreceive a pivot pin I6 and, as shown, said boss is of a length to snuglyfit between the opposite bosses 3 formed on the base I, whereby saidlatter lugs serve to maintain the alignment of the sleeve l0 during themovement thereof in a vertical plane about said pin IS. A

The lug H is also provided with a terminal boss I! which is tapped toreceive an adjusting screw l8. A boss !9 is formed on the upper end ofsaid sleeve II], the same being tapped to receive a set screw 20, whichlatter is adapted to enter one of several peripheral grooves 2| that areprovided on said shank l3 and thereby admits of the free rotation of thescope rest in a horizontal plane when desired while also permitting oflocking such scope rest in any particular adjusted position in suchhorizontal plane.

The said base is provided with a substantially elliptical aperture :0which is of s'uflicient size to receive the lower end of the shank l3 ofthe scope 5 rest and to admit of the limited movement of such shank forthe purpose of adjustment thereof by means of the adjusting screw H8.

The scope rest M has a cored or drilled bore b which is adapted toreceive the upper end of the 10 shank i3 but which bore is reduced incross-section at its upper end to form a shoulder c that prevents thepassage of the end of the shank upwardly through said bore. A diagonallydisposed adjusting screw 22 is tapped into a boss 15 23 formed on thelower end of said rest I4 and the inner end of said screw is adapted toangularly be projected into the upper groove 2| an insufficient distanceto impinge against and exert pressure upon the upper face it of theupper groove 2|, the scope rest will be held in position vertically onsaid shank but will be free to rotate until such time as the screw 22 isscrewed home into pressure engagement with the said face d as indicatedin dot and dash lines in Fig. 3. There- 25 upon, owing to the angularrelation of the screw with respect to said upper groove 2|, 2. wedgingeffect will be exerted which will draw the shank and the shoulder ctightly together. As a consequence, the rest l4 will be firmly heldagainst 30 rotation both by the pressure contact between the upper endof shank IS with the shoulder 0 combined with the pressure engagement ofthe inner end of screw with the face d of the upper groove 2|.

Said rest has front and rear arcuate arms 25 and 26 formed thereon whichare adapted to receive the sighting telescope of the type commonly usedon rifle ranges for sighting purposes and also a strap 21, which isthreaded through a slit 28, 40 for fastening said scope rest in positionon said arm.

My improved scope stand, as is apparent from the foregoing description,lends itself to ready rotary adjustment of the scope in any desired 45position within reasonable limits in a horizontal or vertical plane aswell as the vertical adjustment of said rest with respect to the base.Furthermore, the legs 5 being adjustable, both during the rotation ofsame about their pivots as well 50 as vertically, the stand adaptsitself readily to uneven ground and also lends itself to being foldedinto a compact form (see Figs. 3-5). Moreover, owing to the fact thatthe scope rest, the shank thereof and the pivotal legs aresepproduction.

The aforesaid scope stand is peculiarly suitarate members which can bequickly assembled,

the stand is peculiarly adapted for large scale being so transported isin a folded position as shown in the solid lines of Figs. 3 to 5. Whensuch location is reached the straps are unfastened so as to admit of thescope support being swung from the position thereof shown in solid linesin Fig. 3, through an angle of 270 and into the dot and dash lineposition shown in that figure.

The legs 5 are then swung outwardly approximately into the positionshown in Figs. 1 and 2, the scope is mounted on the rest 25 and 26 andstrapped into-position as shown in Fig. 1, the shank I3 is adjusted tothe desired vertical position within the sleeve Ill, care being takenthat one ofthe grooves 2| is at the proper elevation to receive the endof the screw 20 and then prior to locking said latter screw 20, thescope support is adjusted by means of the adjusting screw l8 and byrotation of the scope in a horizontal plane so that the scope isaccurately cited on the target, the parts of the scope itself beinglongitudinally adjusted in the usual manner to insure a sharp image ofsuch target. Thereupon the screw 20 is screwed inwardly to lock theshank l3 against further rotary movement. After each shot is fired thegunner merely by a slight movement of his head takes the desiredobservations of the target through the scope and at the same time ifdesired efiects the movement of the scope in a vertical plane by meansof the adjusting screw l8. Due to the fact that the center of gravity ofthe support is to one side of the pivot I 6, there will be a constantpressure engagement, due to gravity, of the lower end of the screw l8with the upper face of the base and consequently as such screw is turnedupwardly the front end of the scope will be correspondingly raised in avertical plane and vice versa. Preferably the pivot l6, after the partshave been assembled, is located in position by means of the set screw-30 shown in Fig. 5 and consequently the same will move with the boss 15during the adjustment in a vertical plane of cordingly, without changingthe position 'of his" body or of his arm he can quickly glance throughthe scope after each shot and make the desired observations. On theother hand, where the usual tripod arrangement is employed with each legapproximately 120 distance from the other, at least one of such legs isin a position to prevent the gunner from assuming a prone position inclose proximity to the stand and therefore .it is necessary in order tomake the desired observation to move his entire body and his arm as wellfrom the position assumed when shooting at such target.

Various modifications of the foregoing construction, within the scope ofthe appended claims, may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to obtain byUnited States Letters Patent is:

1. In a folding stand for rifle range telescopes, the combinationcomprising a base member, a

plurality of vertically adjustable legs pivotally secured thereto andcapable of limited rotation in a plane substantially parallel to theplaneof said base, a pair of opposing terminal boss members carried bysaid base, a pivot member extending across the gap between said bossesand projecting into each of the same, a scope support inhad eluding asleeve member, a shank and a scope.

rest, said sleeve having a pair of opposing lateral lugs adjacent thelower end thereof, one of said lugs being mounted on said pivot andsnugly fitting between said bosses in such a manner as to confine saidsleeve in a single plane during the rotation thereof about saidpivot,.an upwardly projecting adjusting screw threaded into the otherlug and projecting below the same for effecting accurate adjustment ofthe position of said scope in a vertical plane and means including a setscrew carried by said sleeve and a peripheral groove formed in saidshank for permitting of the adjustment of the latter to difierentelevations with respect to said sleeve while admitting of the rotationof the scope rest when said shank is so adjusted and preventing thelongitudinal sliding movement of said shank and said sleeve.

2. In a folding stand for rifle range telescopes, the combinationcomprising a base member, a plurality of vertically adjustable legspivotally connected thereto, a scope support including a rest member, ashank member and asupporting sleeve, the latter being pivotally securedto said support and means, including an obliquely disposed adjustingscrew and ,a peripheral groove formed on said shank member, foreffecting the wedging of the upper end of the shank member against thesaid rest member and thereby preventing accidental relative rotation ofthe two latter members.

EMJL F. HAGER.

